Primary Raw: 2Step Face Therapy

Hello my loves! I apologize for my brief hiatus, but I'm back! And today I'm telling you about this lil' sheet mask that saved my sick skin. I don't know about you guys, but after being sick, my skin gets really clogged and really dry. So, I use clarifying products, but I find it quite hard to keep my skin hydrated. I went into Sephora and picked up a few sheet masks (oops, what buying ban?) one of them being the Primary Raw DoYou 2Step Face Therapy. There's not a lot of talk about this on the internet so I thought I'd tell you my thoughts!

Apparently milk peeling is the biggest trend in Korea right now, and it's a two-step system consisting of a lactic acid swab, and a botanical infused sheet-mask. You can see in the picture, there's two little pockets in the mask. The first has a giant q-tip loaded with lactic acid which you apply all over your face, and then concentrate on areas like your forehead, nose, and chin. The mask part is a microfiber mask with soy milk and green tea. The lactic acid doesn't sting at all, UNLESS you have an open wound on your face. I had a little cut and it stung like a bitch, so be careful! It also doesn't smell wonderful, but it's not too strong. The mask smells beautiful, but is again not overwhelming just really pleasant. It's super silk and feels luxurious, and actually stays on your face (miracle). It says to pat the serum in after taking the mask off, but it felt a little sitcky so I rinsed a tiny bit. My skin feels AMAZING. It definitely looks brighter and hydrated, and until I start coughing my lungs out you probably wouldn't even know I was sick! My skin also feels smoother than ever, and as texture is one of my main skin concerns I'm loving it!

Have you guys tried any aqua or milk-peels? What's you favourite sheet mask? Let me know!

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MAC x Charlotte Olympia

Right, so we got shipment at work the other day (I work at a Cosmetics Company Store if you're new) and I may have forgotten that I'm supposed to be on a spending ban. Oops. But how was I supposed to resist this packaging?? Look at the boxes! Lil' lips and spiderwebs. Gorg. These are two of the MAC Charlotte Olympia Lipsticks, both of which are beautiful reds.

Leading Lady Red is a beautiful deep red with blue-pink undertones. This is quite a classic red, along the lines of Russian Red, but a touch deeper. MAC calls both of these matte, but I'm going with semi-matte as they aren't really dry at all (which I think is a good thing). Retro Rouge is a dark burgundy-brown red that is pretty much perfect for fall. It is, in fact, so beautiful that it may have become my new favourite dark red, sorry Sin. The packaging of the actual bullets are really lovely in person. I thought they'd be a cheapy plastic, but it's actually quite a heavy clear lucite.

I'm hoping we get more of this collection in, Charlotte Olympia is an absolute babe and so are all of the products she chose! Did you guys pick up anything from her collaboration?
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Autumn Nail Edit

It's fiiiiinally really really Autumn. It was 70 and breezy today, and this morning was 60 degrees! My happy lil self is getting all the coats out ready to wear. I thought today I'd show you guys my Autumn nail picks (from Essie because I'm obsessed) and see if you have any recommendations! I've been on the hunt for the perfect berry-burgundy forever, so comment your faves for me!

Topless & Barefoot isn't an autumn exclusive, but I do love the way it looks with an all black outfit. It's pretty much the perfect pinky-neutral that doesn't give you corpse hands. Chinchilly is a darker, granite grey that totally doesn't come across here. This picture is pretty overexposed because aesthetic, but it's really a medium cool-toned grey. Merino Cool is Chinchilly's darker, more mauve older sister. Its super chic older sister. I'm obsessed with this one.

Right, time for some colour! I love a good ol' dark green and Off Tropic is a gorgeous deep forest number. This is one of the best greens I've found that isn't too bright or so dark that it looks black. I suppose After School Boy Blazer isn't really all that colourful, but oh well. It's the darkest midnight blue you've ever seen. Mostly black in most lights, but a stunning blue in the sun!

What are your favourite polishes to wear this time of year?
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A New Neutral Palette

Since I'm attempting to be on a (makeup) spending ban this month, I've been shopping my stash a bit and trying to find things I haven't used in a while. I decided to depot some more of my MAC singles into a smaller palette that would be easy to take with me (buying an empty palette doesn't count, right?). I have two of the 12-pan MAC palettes, one I made myself and one pre-made, that are gorgeous but they're so bulky I rarely use them. Especially if I'm doing my makeup in the parking lot at school. This time I went for a 6-pan palette because 4 just isn't enough and set to melting some plastic.

I did have one casualty whilst depotting, because I was trying to watch Once Upon a Time whilst holding an eyeshadow over a flame with a pair of tweezers (stupid). Unfortunately it was my gorgeous Sable, so we'll see if the pigmentation has been compromised, I may have to break my ban to replace it. I'm going to walk you through the other shades in the palette, but as these are quite old some have been discontinued, but have no fear I've found some dupes!

First up is Bisque, which is one of the discontinued shades but remarkably similar to Brule. It's a neutral beige in a satin finish, but seems almost matte to me. I love this as a setting shade for primer because it has enough colour that it doesn't wash out whatever I put on top. It's also a bit darker than my skin so I can blend it all over my lid and pretend I put effort in! Next is Kid, also discontinued but very similar to Wedge, which is a medium beige-brown in a velvet finish. I also think this one looks quite matte, but with a creamier texture. That texture makes this a gorgeous blending colour for my skin! Texture is one of my favourite crease colours, it's a warm brown with a satin finish and blends out beautifully. It's got a bit of an orangey undertone, so it really brings out my green eyes when I put it all over the lid.

Swiss Chocolate is on of my all-time favourite eyeshadow colours. It's a matte warm brown, but without the orange undertones, and is the best lazy eyeshadow colour ever. You can blend this all over the lid and into the crease and it looks like you've put on several shadows. I love it! Poor Sable was dropped into candle wax, so you'll have to excuse its appearance. This is an absolutely gorgeous warm golden-bronze frost and a lovely lid colour. I was thinking about putting a dark matte brown as the final shade, but settled on Sketch instead. It's a dark plummy burgundy with a velvet finish that really makes my eyes pop. I thought this addition would be a bit more exciting than another brown!

Shopping my stash was really fun, so I might do a few more posts this month about products I've rediscovered! What products have you guys been giving some love lately?
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